Kodama one had gone so long since it had been among its own kind that its days had become listless. It wasn't like it could complain in a way that Violet would be able to understand, though. In fact, it had become hard to even find its master in more recent times.
Sometimes she would come down to the first floor and then it would try to follow her as quickly as its small limbs would allow it to. However, it always resulted in it losing track of its master not long after it started. Once it had even made it up to the second floor, but that was too scary and it had run quickly back down to the first floor, returning back to its favorite tree.
However, recently, things have changed. There was now one other of its kind! In fact, quite a bit had changed as it had been reassigned to a new room that had four large trees instead of just one. It had been disappointing to leave behind its favorite tree, but kodama one wasn't sure that it was worth it to make the trek all the way back to the other tree all of the time. Besides, that tree was quite noisy and it didn't want to leave the other of its kind now that it had joined them in the dungeon.
It was so wonderful to have someone to communicate with! Of course, they didn't quite talk as much as rattle their heads at one another, otherwise letting the silence sit between the two of them. Where its master's voice was loud and scratchy, communicating her desires as the sound vibrated the airwaves around it, its own kin was much more soothing to listen to. Some sounds were happy and some were alarmed, but it never hurt their head to hear the things they communicated.
It had taken kodama one a while to decide which of the four trees in its new room that it wanted to claim. Luckily, the other of its kind didn't stir up a fuss, already quite content with a different tree. That one had a small opening that hung low on the tree, creating the perfect opening for the other kodama to climb into before resting. While it could see the draw of such a thing, kodama one much preferred to relax high up the branches of its tree and the one it had chosen had nice, high-up branches that were still quite sturdy. It was sure it would be a great way to watch the non-dungeon entities from.
Of course, there was still the matter of a lack of purpose that had yet to be addressed. Kodama one had communicated this to its new friend, but they had seemed overjoyed at the news. It wasn't sure whether it had poorly communicated the news or if the newcomers were misguided. Leaving the dungeon was, admittedly, exhausting and uncomfortable for them, but that didn't mean they wanted to have nothing to do.
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Kodama one wished the Dungeon Master would consider its needs more carefully. Well, it couldn't really complain as much now that it had more of its kind around and several large trees in its room. Maybe more wildlife might be nice to have around as it would feel like home, but it wasn't sure that would fix things in the long run either. It wasn't like anything in this dungeon really required caring for, the dungeon was too self-sufficient for that.
Of course, Violet wasn't aware that the kodama had complaints in the first place, much less that it was still unhappy. This wasn't so much because she didn't care, but rather that she hadn't been made aware of the issue. The kodama couldn't communicate in a way that she could understand and it wasn't like she had a manual detailing proper care for her dungeon [Monsters].
The pixies had opened her eyes to quite a number of things. They liked to be with others of their kind and they seemed quite comfortable being surrounded by nature. When asked about whether they had a preference in what their assigned rooms looked like, they had reassured her what they had was fine. Apparently, they had come from a lush, green forest with a variety of plants. That made it quite comfortable for them on the second floor filled with 'enchanted trees' and a beautiful pink and purple dusk sky.
Of course, the system had only a few short words to say about each of the [Monsters] she could summon or contract with. The kodamas said nothing about having to be with their kind and the pixies said nothing about requiring a forest environment. Both were meant to be caretakers of their environment, but Violet wasn't really sure what that meant. So, she was stumbling around blindly trying to figure things out and could only do her best.
When it came to the kodamas, Violet had called off their job as gatherers because the winter time was a bad time for any of them to be going out and about. However, she still had no intention of sending them out when spring arrived. The pixies were also small, but their ability to fly would give them more avenues to escape dangers as well as, hopefully, allow them to travel much further much faster. They would even have one another to keep them company!
Similarly, the kodamas now had one another. Violet could only hope that the two would get along and that they would enjoy their new home. She would have loved to give them a forest to inhabit as well, but, well, she couldn't turn a meadow into a forest. The tribute room had been pushing things as it was. The system wouldn't allow her to change a room from what its overall theme was supposed to be, except in the case of the altar room she had had a blueprint for.
Thus, kodama one would have to figure out for itself what its purpose should be. Much like all of the [Monsters] in Violet's dungeon, they had a great deal of freedom. However, they would all have to figure out for themselves how to adjust to their new life.